(National Guard) Helicopter Crashes During Rescue Attempt

KGW-TV ^ | 05/30/2002 | TERESA BELL

[Chewbacca]

I believe Alaska makes people pay for the cost of rescue when they are pulled off Mt. McKinley.

[HiJinx]

That they are experts and dedicated is obvious from the slide show (video didn't work). In frame 10, as the helicopter is still sliding down the mountainside, a rescuer (top of person visible) appears to be headed towards the crash site.

[Fury]

Cool video. That kicked ass!

Hmmm... I'm glad the deaths and injuries of those involved did not phase you...

[FReepaholic]

Thanks for posting the link. Great live feed.

[redhawk]

Your not being heartless at all, I think most here understand what your saying. What should be done however, is that when climbing conditions are this dangerous on Hood & Ranier, the routes need to be closed.

[BullDog108]

May you be the next victim of castrosphy, clymer.

[BullDog108]

yowzer, make that catastrophy.

[Archaeus]

Are you done yet, Einstein?

[michigander]

but still what are you gonna do leave them to die.

Unfortunately, no.

Maybe every person rescued (because of their high risk hobby) should be made to provide support for the families of those who died trying to save them.

Yeah, and also compenstate all the people who are (no doubt) going to attempt to save them and the original rescuers, who attempted to save them from their own stupidity in the first place.

Perhaps when these "thrill seekers" write a book about their harrowing experience while attempting to "do it, because it was there", they'll be able to adequately say to those families "I'm so sorry".
Somehow I doubt it.

[BullDog108]

for now, clymer.

[Clintons Are White Trash]

I'll vote with you on that one - the cost both emotional and financial is not worth the thrill these idiots are seeking.

[norraad]

The worthless a-holes who don't need to be anything but wolf food should have to put up a bond in advance to help pay for all this, not us, we're too busy workin' at our J O B S ! !

[NC_Libertarian]

Train wrecks, plane crashes, Nascar pileups, hurricanes, tornados, explosions, explosions and explosions. A lifetime of broadcast images have desensitized me and freed me to enjoy the beauty of a good catastrophe caught on film.

How sad there are fools like this, who watch excessive amounts of TV, ready to be entertained at someone else's misfortune. You're not the only one on this site either.

Just the other day there were dozens of replies laughing about a wedding party in India that got electrocuted to death. They're probably worse in fact. If the misfortune belongs to foreigners, who cares?

[Askel5]

"faces of death" bump ... tempts one to believe Lewis (and not Aquinas) was right about the abolition of mankind.

[Archaeus]

>>>If the misfortune belongs to foreigners, who cares?<<<

Indeed! I believe that's called collateral damage. Did I mention war footage. Love war images. Those charred corpses during the Gulf war on the "HIGHWAY OF DEATH" were killer.

Oh, how we all cheered our projection of power in that region! Admit it. We were glued to the tube during that wonderful show of destruction.

[Grampa Dave]

I wondered when someone would post this. While the tax payers of America are working, these clowns are not working and have the time and money to get involved in situations like this. Then our tax $'s bail them out.

We have a friend who likes to go up some of our high peaks in the summertime. He said that if one didn't go early this year, this could happen from N. Kali up through BC. He took vacation in Late April and Early May to do his thing.

[angcat]

oh your not heartless i agree why should we bail these bored idiots out of their mess.........

[kdr3]

I agree. Maybe from now on the climbers should post a 'rescue bond' before they can climb. This might make for safer climbs.

[UncleJeff]

Part of the cost of a hunting license in Colorado (and perhaps elsewhere) is to cover Search and Rescue.